Kasich's tweet came as the US swimming team won several gold medals, including Katie Ledecky, who not only significantly outswam her competition, but bested her own world record for the women's 800-meter freestyle.

Neera Tanden, the president of the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress and a Hillary Clinton ally, on Saturday morning wrote, "It's like this entire Olympics is a repudiation of Trump: a diverse America makes us win."